Regarding concerns around communication, as you know, people think that once something hits the food system--BSE is an agricultural problem if it's not in the food chain yet--it's a public health issue. In your FIORP, or in whatever, in a future listeriosis outbreak, would it be very clear that the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada had the lead and we wouldn't be having press conferences run by the agriculture minister for something that's clearly a public health issue?
On June 10th, 2010. See this statement in context.